Crowe raises ETA’s decommissioning in the Dáil

by Seán Crowe TD

During Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Dáil today, Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, raised ETA’s historic decision to decommission its weapons. He called for the Spanish and French Governments to respond positively to this development and for the Spanish government to address the issue of political […]

91 schools query exclusion from new DEIS scheme – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has criticised the Government after figures received  from the Department of Education and Skills show that 91 schools across the State have contacted the Department to query their absence from the list of new schools announced for the DEIS scheme. These include 16 schools in Dublin. Crowe said that […]

Crowe appalled at the escalation of the conflict in Syria

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his huge concerns over the escalation of the conflict in Syria. This savage war has already left approximately 8 million people displaced people inside Syria, 4.5 million refugees beyond Syrian borders, over 1 million people injured and more than 400,000 people killed. Crowe is […]

Crowe welcomes Irish Women’s Football Team win on pay and conditions

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the overnight deal hammered out between the Professional Footballers’ Association of Ireland (PFAI), representing the Irish Woman’s Football Team, and the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). Crowe said the allegations of neglect and poor treatment of the Irish senior women’s football team were totally unacceptable, disappointing in […]

Crowe challenges British Ambassador on Brexit

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has challenged the British Ambassador to Ireland over his Government’s approach to Brexit. The exchange came during a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs with the Ambassador to discuss the British Government’s plans for withdrawing from the EU. Deputy Seán Crowe said: […]

House price jump puts ‘Help to Buy Scheme’ under microscope – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that serious questions are hanging over the current  ‘Help to Buy Scheme’ following figures released by Daft.ie showing huge jumps in house prices in the first three months of the year and information gleaned recently from Parliamentary Questions. The Sinn Féin TD said that there needs to […]

Voting rights for visually impaired must be delivered – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on Minister Simon Coveney to immediately take steps to allow the constitutional rights of visually impaired voters to vote independently by secret ballot. The Sinn Féin TD’s call comes after a ground breaking High Court judgement recently handed down in a case brought by a Dublin man, […]

MABS and Citizens Information Services under attack – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Social Protection Minister, Leo Varadkar, to stop his Department’s unwelcome and uncalled for meddling into local MABS and Citizens Information Services (CIS). Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The MABS and the Citizens Information Services provide an indispensable, quality and community led service that must be protected. […]

Foreign holiday coming up? Check your passports before it’s too late – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, is reminding people who are going abroad for holidays this summer to check their passports today and not leave it until the last minute. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “TDs are regularly contacted by panicked constituents who are due to leave the country soon but have only just discovered that […]